Table 8 Raw scores for PKU (N = 50–56) and controls (N = 49); Highlighted results are significantly different between the two groups (see Table 2)
| Â | PKU raw score | Controls raw score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Visual attention RTs | ||||
 Simple Detection - ms. | 329.3 | 49.9 | 315.5 | 52.0 |
 Detention with Distractors – ms. | 464.2 | 93.0 | 411.8 | 63.8 |
 Feature Search – ms. | 661.5 | 217.9 | 532.2 | 98.5 |
 Conjunction Search m. | 1062.7 | 246.6 | 878.3 | 165.4 |
Visual attention accuracy | ||||
 Detention with Distractors - % errors | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
 Feature Search - % errors | 1.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
 Conjunction Search - % errors | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 4.5 |
Visuo-motor coordination | ||||
 Pegboard (sec.) | 73.6 | 13.1 | 67.6 | 7.9 |
 Digit Symbol (%errors in 90 s.) | 38.9 | 11.7 | 26.0 | 10.0 |
 Trail-Making Test A: (sec.) | 27.6 | 12.0 | 23.8 | 9.6 |
 Executive functions | ||||
  WCST | ||||
 Total errors | 13.9 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 5.2 |
 Perseverative responses | 7.7 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 4.0 |
 N of Completed Categories | 3.9 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
Trail-Making Tests | ||||
 B (sec.) | 56.2 | 29.2 | 45.9 | 17.5 |
 B-A (sec.) | 28.7 | 23.2 | 22.1 | 13.2 |
Verbal Fluency | ||||
 Letter (correct answers) | 37.0 | 11.1 | 44.0 | 11.9 |
 Semantic (correct answers) | 20.9 | 5.7 | 24.4 | 4.52 |
Short term memory | ||||
 Digit span | 6.0 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
 Corsi Block span | 5.5 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
Sustained attention | ||||
 RVP (% of errors) | 20.6 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 9.1 |
Learning | ||||
  Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test | ||||
 Trial A1-A5 (% errors) | 22.8 | 10.4 | 20.2 | 7.5 |
 Retention (% errors A6) | 17.9 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 13.8 |
 Delayed Recall (% errors) | 14.0 | 14.3 | 11.2 | 13.4 |
Paired Associate Visual learning | ||||
 (% errors) | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |